19th Cent Quackery, Coin?, Familiar Thingy

[OxShoeDrew]

Ground is still soft and snow-less, so I'm still diggin :yes:

The pendant piece is a "Magnetic Healing Battery" from 1878 to the 1890s. Check it out here, pic towards bottom...
http://wordcraft.net/magneticbattery.html

Is that copper disc a coin? It is smaller than a penny and has an "A" like the end of America, and another word that I can't make out.

Also, what is that oval thing with the two spikes? Looks older than the other stuff. I think I found one of these before but I can't remember.
Thanks and good luck with end of year shopping and digging!

[coinnut]

Smaller than a penny? Is it thicker than a penny also? It almost looks like Flying Eagle cent. The pronged item may be an adornment for leather

[OxShoeDrew]

Smaller than a penny? Is it thicker than a penny also? It almost looks like Flying Eagle cent. The pronged item may be an adornment for leather It might be a Three Cent Nickel. I think the A in America and the date are there. I'm trying to find out how big one of those is. It is slightly smaller than a dime.

[coinnut]

It might be a Three Cent Nickel. I think the A in America and the date are there. I'm trying to find out how big one of those is. It is slightly smaller than a dime.

It is small. The 3 cent nickel variety is 17.9 mm in diameter or .70 inches (45/64ths)

[OxShoeDrew]

It is small. The 3 cent nickel variety is 17.9 mm in diameter or .70 inches (45/64ths) It IS small. I'm trying to find a ruler :lol:
Here is a better pic. Can you see that date on bottom? I think I see her head too.

[coinnut]

It IS small. I'm trying to find a ruler :lol:
Here is a better pic. Can you see that date on bottom? I think I see her head too.

I see an octopus mauling a tiger :lol: Good luck Drew :thumbsup01:

[Lodge Scent]

Drew, I clearly see the Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. So that would date your coin to about 608 AD. Heck of a find :thumbsup02:

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j364/jeffhdfx2/Blackknight_zps8959f57e.jpg (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/jeffhdfx2/media/Blackknight_zps8959f57e.jpg.html)

[OxShoeDrew]

:rofl:

I guess I'm seeing things. It isn't even the right diameter for a three cent nickel. It's just shy of 16mm.

[Full Metal Digger]

It looks like a 1/2 ore coin from Norway I found a few months ago. Smaller than a penny and rang up like an indian head penny. I think they date to the 1840s-1850s.




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[OxShoeDrew]

Hey Dave, what is the diameter on that coin? Mine is just shy of 16mm.

[Full Metal Digger]

Hey Dave, what is the diameter on that coin? Mine is just shy of 16mm.


Looks like it is not a match--mine is 18mm. It may still be some 19th century foreign coin though.

[OxShoeDrew]

Looks like it is not a match--mine is 18mm. It may still be some 19th century foreign coin though. Or Safariscott was saying it could be a civil war era token. Better shot of it being one of those than a black knight mauling an octopus while a tiger watches. :lol:

[Lodge Scent]

The only British copper coin I could see of that size is a 1/3 farthing. If you flip your coin upside down Drew it could resemble a right facing Britannia holding a trident. A Civil War token might be a good bet.


16.0 mm 1.5 g Copper Third Farthing (http://www.americandetectorist.com/forum/fract.html#third)

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

a civil war token is pretty much the same diameter as a IH penny so if its smaller than a dime rules that theory out

[del]

this has been an entertaining post with all the imaginative images everyone is seeing :popcorn::popcorn: almost like sitting in a therapy session with a couple of you :lol::lol: . Drew i'm going to go out on a limb and say its a foreign coin too.


a civil war token is pretty much the same diameter as a IH penny so if its smaller than a dime rules that theory out

good point Dave but i'm curious to hear what image you see in the coin :eyebrow: